Hokusai

American  

[hoh-kuh-sahy, hoh-kuh-sahy, haw-koo-sahy] / ˈhoʊ kəˌsaɪ, ˌhoʊ kəˈsaɪ, ˈhɔ kʊˈsaɪ /

noun

1. Katsushika 1760–1849, Japanese painter and illustrator.

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Hokusai British  

/ ˈhəʊkʊˌsaɪ, ˌhəʊkʊˈsaɪ /

noun

1. Katsushika (ˌkætsuːˈʃiːkə). 1760–1849, Japanese artist, noted for the draughtsmanship of his colour wood-block prints, which influenced the impressionists

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Example Sentences

Elsewhere, he’s tried to cultivate “little moments of Lego”—a brick botanical arrangement on a cabinet, or Lego versions of famous paintings, such as Hokusai’s “The Great Wave,” incorporated into a gallery wall.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was 2013, and Dr. Singh was enchanted by Hokusai’s view of the sacred mountain in Japan, central to each image in the artist’s series: sometimes dominant, sometimes in the background, but always present.

From New York Times

Behind him, towering posters advertised the priceless art on display a few stories up: Hokusai’s famous woodblock-printed “Wave,” next to a gigantic image of one of Alexander Calder’s lithe, colorful mobiles.

From Seattle Times

Years ago, she remounted eight of the artworks in the upcoming Hokusai show.

From Seattle Times

An exhibit of prints by Hokusai shows how he influenced artists as diverse as the Impressionists and Roy Lichtenstein, The Times’s Jason Farago writes.

From New York Times